A Chip & Co. reader recently asked: Do you need a car while at Walt Disney World Resort? The short answer is no. My family and I vacationed at Walt Disney World Resort not long ago, and while I’d love to be there still, my feet are overjoyed not to
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Capturing Disney in Pictures: 10th Day of Christmas on the WDW Monorail
Every photo has a story. “Por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas. Ladies and Gentlemen, please collect your belongings and watch your head and step. Please assist small children by the hand.” If you’ve ever ridden on a Disney monorail, this simple speech is etched into your Disney memory forever.
Capturing Disney in Pictures: 9th Day of Christmas at the Contemporary’s Gingerbread Tree
Every photo has a story. Lou Mongello reports in his Walt Disney Trivia Book that the Contemporary Resort was originally referred to the “Tempo Bay Resort Hotel.” He cites early picture postcards of the Contemporary with a written description listing the name as the Tempo Bay Resort Hotel. Mongello says
Capturing Disney in Pictures: 8th Day of Christmas Riding the WDW Monorail
Every photo has a story. “Por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas. Ladies and Gentlemen, please collect your belongings and watch your head and step. Please assist small children by the hand.” If you’ve ever ridden on a Disney monorail, this simple exit speech is etched into your Disney memory forever.
Capturing Disney in Pictures: 3rd Day of Christmas at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
Every photo has a story. With theme park crowds at some of their highest levels during the Christmas Season, you may need a break from the long lines. Hop a monorail and head over to the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa for some holiday shopping in a fabulous resort
Accident Report Released in 2009 Collision of Two Monorails at Walt Disney World Resort
The Accident About 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2009, two monorails collided on a fixed guideway system referred to as the Epcot beam near the Concourse station within Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The accident occurred when the Pink monorail backed through an improperly aligned
Disney World Transportation Issues
I am not the type of blogger who tells you everything is perfect and wonderful at Disney World. I love Disney a lot otherwise we would go back there year after year after year. But being a so called Planning Expert by some people I do want to keep all
Wednesday with Walt: Walt’s Vision of EPCOT
“I don’t believe there’s a challenge anywhere in the world that’s more important to people everywhere than finding solutions to the problems of our cities. But where do we begin… how do we start answering this great challenge?” -Walt Disney Contrary to what many people think, Walt Disney’s EPCOT was
Top 5 Disney World Things We Want Everywhere!
Part of the magic behind a Disney vacation is revisiting those things that you just can’t get anywhere else. When we experience them for the first time at the Disney Parks, we are hooked! During each visit we taste, ride, see, or hear them again and again. But what if
Disney World no longer running monorails during park Extra Magic Hours
I heard about this rumor a few days ago.. The resort line of the monorails would no longer be running during Extra Magic Hours (EMH) at the Walt Disney World parks. Chris mentioned it yesterday on our Facebook Page to see what you guys thought about it. It now seems
Wednesday with Walt: Happiness Is…
Walt Disney said, “Happiness is a state of mind, it’s just according to the way you look at things.” Disney fans know all about happiness. Merriam-Webster describes happiness as “a state of well-being and contentment; or a pleasurable or satisfying experience.” All we know is that it is the sheer
Don’t Make These Newbie Mistakes!
If you’re reading here, you’re probably pretty Disney savvy and could come up with a list of “don’ts” in your sleep, but for those who aren’t, let’s talk about the most common mistakes Disney newbies make. Here are the ones we see over and over again–we’ve even made some ourselves: 1.
I love this site – The Monorail Society
Picture a world where every major city had a rapid transit system of the future. Walt Disney did just that as he envisioned the technology of the Monorail being utilized in place of light rail or car or bus transportation. He even campaigned for this in political circles, but his untimely
Oldies But Goodies – How Effective Is Disney Transportation For Seniors?
Let me be up front with you, as a Disney consumer who happens to be an Oldie I really enjoy the Walt Disney World transportation system. There are a few reasons why. We have stayed off site and driven to the parks each day (that will never happen again), we
